The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-06-24
THE MOSS POINT strike.

THE MOSS POINT STRIKE.
: Last week tue mill men OF Mos
i Point were waited on by a commit
tee OF the order Of the Knights o
Labor, recently organized there
demanding that the mill men sign
certain agreement III regard Il
working hours aud the manner o
, dealing With the knights in tht
. matter OF employment. 1t seems
: that a part OF that agreement was
that the mills run from 6 a. M, to {
p. m., giving one hour at noon, and
we understand from the mill men
that the other item OF the demand
was that the mill men obligate
themselves not to discharge a
Knight without first consulting
their Board of ArbitratorS. The
mill men refused to sign tho agree.
ment aud the strike was ordered.
1t W a thought that all differences
would soon be adjusted, as the mill
men only objected TO the latter item
in the demand. They, therefore,
circulated the following notice:
NOTICEl
We, the undersigned, hereby
notify all persons interested that
we will hereafter run our mills from
ba. N. to 6 p. IN, giving one hour
Tor noon.
Wages remain the same, and no
distinction made against knights of
Labor. All persons wishing en-.
pl0ymenJ will please notify US at
once.
W. DENNY & Co.,
L. N. DANTZLBR,
HOWE, GRIFFIN 81 Co.
Moss Point, Miss, June 20, 1887.
which was promptly answered by
the following:
NOTICEt
To the Public:
The joint Executive Board of X.
OF L., claims that while MeSsrS. w.
Denny q Co., L. N. Dantzler and
Howe, Griffin & Co., promise iu
their notices all that has been ask
ed, they have ignored the order of
X. of L, and If they will sign
an agreement with The Board of
Arbitration to the effect of their
notices OF the Goth inst, the KS
will at once be ordered back to work,
hut they will not be ordered back
otherwise.
II. n. WILSON,
Chairman Board of Arbitration.
Moss Point, Miss, June 81, 1887.
This simply reduces the issue
to Il question OF whether Che
mill mel will agree to do what they
propose to do, clearly a distinction
without Il difference, with a single
exception. That exception is that
while the proposition is an agree.
nent that covers the ground, II ig-
Iores the knights OF Labor. aud
here is the milk in the c%ocoaunt.
t brings the entire question down I
thia the knights Of Labor sim.
lily demand recognition and the |
ill men refuse it. How this diff =
renee will ultimately be adjusted (
e shall not attempt to conjecture.
he issue is rendered aud the case
lands upon trial.
There are several hundred hands
in running these mills and 2
seems n large majority Of them V
to the knights OF Labor. All a
he mills are shut down except the 5,
of Mr.. L. n. Dautzler, which Q
being run by some young white NJ
en-. \ number of vessels have .
,me into port to receive cargo, c,
1T we understand that Il strike is .,
contingency covered by the NJ
party'S and no demurrage
i'll bave to be paid on such vessels
delayed. Still this strike, if
'olouged, is bound to entail heavy
IS to the entire community. The
rains OF the last few days
i'll probably bring down a fresh n
pply of logs, and it is to be
ped that all differences may be -
IN due time. There seems
be quite "a number of intellectual =
ID fair minded men among the 4
night of Labor and the mill men !
I'VE evinced "A disposition to deal
irly. We see no reason, there
re, why both sides should not
axe reasonable concession for an
Iuorable adjustment and resump- ~
IN of work.
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